Ashley Enke packs to move in with her parents. St. Olaf College, her alma mater, lists her as a research assistant at the Mayo Clinic. But the job was unpaid, then part time. She left it this month.

By Timothy Sandoval

Almost all graduates of Ferris State University find jobs, at
least according to the statistics the university promotes to
attract students.

"Ferris graduates have a 98-percent job placement rate," the
university, in Big Rapids, Mich., highlights in boldface on a Web
page for recruiting international students. A general marketing
page notes an overall placement rate of 97 percent, and in some
disciplines, 100 percent.